Global Patent Index - EP 3227926 A1

EP 3227926 A1 20171011 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CASCADING PHOTOVOLTAIC STRUCTURES

Title (en)

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CASCADING PHOTOVOLTAIC STRUCTURES

Title (de)

SYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR KASKADIERUNG VON FOTOVOLTAIKSTRUKTUREN

Title (fr)

SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS POUR STRUCTURES PHOTOVOLTAÏQUES EN CASCADE

Publication

EP 3227926 A1 20171011 (EN)

Application

EP 15823849 A 20151204

Priority

  • US 201462088509 P 20141205
  • US 201562143694 P 20150406
  • US 201514866776 A 20150925
  • US 2015064072 W 20151204

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016090293A1] A string-forming system is described. The string-forming system may include at least a first cell-lifting mechanism and a second cell-lifting mechanism that can automatically arrange a set of strips of a photovoltaic structure into a cascaded formation. During operation, a controller can cause the first cell-lifting mechanism to lift a first strip from a first platform, and can cause the second cell-lifting mechanism to lift, from the first platform, a second strip that may follow the first strip on the first platform. The controller may then activate a first shifting actuator of the first cell-lifting mechanism or a second shifting actuator of the second cell-lifting mechanism to place a leading edge of the second strip above a trailing edge of the first strip.

IPC 8 full level

H01L 31/05 (2014.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

H01L 31/0201 (2013.01 - US); H01L 31/0504 (2013.01 - CN EP US); H01L 31/188 (2013.01 - CN EP US); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2016090293A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016090293 A1 20160609; CN 107004729 A 20170801; CN 107004729 B 20181218; EP 3227926 A1 20171011; EP 3227926 B1 20200205; MX 2017003614 A 20170713; MX 363514 B 20190326; US 10230017 B2 20190312; US 2016163909 A1 20160609; US 2017179331 A1 20170622; US 9590132 B2 20170307

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2015064072 W 20151204; CN 201580064272 A 20151204; EP 15823849 A 20151204; MX 2017003614 A 20151204; US 201514866776 A 20150925; US 201715451326 A 20170306